Museum number:
| APM 14.181 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "RD.NO. 136876", head man |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man (Livingstone ?) met kalend hoofd, eenvoudige boord op het borststuk. Borstrand links intaglio "C. CROP LONDON", rechts "RD.NO. 136876" Steel weerszijden in reliëf olifant. Persvorm in twee delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1889 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 27 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker | Charles Crop |
| Mark | "C. CROP LONDON" (intaglio, ketel links) "RD.NO. 136876" (intaglio, ketel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 124 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, <1985-1994 |
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